AFFA working groups
AFFA has established 6 working groups.
- Working group on Education and Training
- Working group on Liability and Insurance
- Working group on Trade Facilitation
- Working group on Multi-modal Transport
- Working group on Publicity
- Working group on Security matters
Each of these working groups takes responsibility for a specific sector of work related to the development of the logistics sector in the ASEAN region.
AFFA WORKING GROUPS
Working Group 1
Education and Training (WGET)(Chaired by Singapore)
11th WGET meeting.
The 11th AFFA-WGET meeting was held just before the AFFA-AGM in Yangon, Myanmar.
The delegations that were present at this meeting are: BRUFA, CAMFFA, FEDFAP, FMFF, ILFA, MIFFA, SAAA, SLA, VIFFAS. Absent with apologies: LIFFA, TIFFA.
The following documents were presented and discussed during this meeting:
- 11th WGET meeting agenda
- Draft minutes of the 10th WGET meeting
- BRUFA country report
- CAMFFA country report
- FEDFAP country report
- FMFF country report
- ILFA country report
- MIFFA country report
- SAAA country report
- SLA country report
- VIFFAS country report
- Report of the meeting of the FIATA advisory body on vocational training (held in Cairo on 19th october)
Updated Focal Point Persons for WGET:
BRUFA |
TBA |
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CAMFFA |
Khun Oranooch Pakarat |
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FEDFAP |
Ms. Doris Torres |
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FMFF |
Mr. Cheok Tuan Sun |
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ILFA |
Ms. Siti Ariyanti Adisoediro |
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LIFFA |
Mr. Vichit Sadettan |
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MIFFA |
Ms.Thit Thit Htet |
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SAAA |
Mr. Richard Tan |
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SLA |
Mr. Thomas Sim |
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TIFFA |
Mr. Somsak Wisetruangot |
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VIFFAS |
Mr. Alex Tran Chi Zung |
For more information read more on the WGET page
Working Group 2:
Liability and Insurance (chaired by Malaysia)
Aktiv – the freight forwarders liability insurance company has presented their services to AFFA during the 19th AGM. AFFA will have to discuss with Aktiv to see how Aktiv can meet the needs of individual country.
Working Group 3:
Trade Facilitation (chaired by Thailand)
The three ASEAN framework agreements on multimodal transport, goods in
transit and interstate transportation would not be implemented smoothly if the customs in member countries are not unified. Hence AFFA requrested to TFWG (Trade Facilitation Working Group) about this and received its agreement.
Following that, TFWG has successfully set up a joint meeting with Custom
Working Group.
The current status of ratification and acceptance of ASEAN framework agreement on multimodal transport (AFAMT) includes only Philippines and Thailand, which means Phillippines people can come to Thailand to operate multimodal transport and vice versa. The issues that TFWG has highlighted to the Forum of Concept paper for the ASEAN Custom Transit System are:
- status of service provider for crossing border,
- harmonized tariff,
- single administration of custom documents,
- full computerized from origin to destination,
- simplified custom procedure,
- single currency from origin to destination,
- insurance from origin to destination,
- use of IFID technology to track cross-border transportation with GPS and GPRS,
- free movement of goods and trucks including drivers as well as additional requirements of the vehicle requirements and standards and polution control.
These inputs has been given to the Custom Working Group and they’re now studying them. Another topic that TFWG raised to the Forum is the establishment of ICD (Inland Container Depot) which can be located near the border to facilitate distribution of goods in each respective country. At this moment, according to goods in transit agreement (country A go to country C and we are country B), there are only 60 trucks granting but for interstate agreement (country A to country B) there are 500 trucks, so there is a gap. But finally ASEAN would have to follow CBTA standard of 500 trucks.
Working Group 4:
Multi-Modal Transport Operation (chaired by Vietnam)
Since VIFFAS was official appointed the person in charge of MTO in the 17th AFFA AGM in Brunei, VIFFAS would take the lead to set up a MTO team. The members were requested to reply, within one month, the appointed participant in this MTO Working Team.
Working Group 5:
Publicity (chaired by Cambodia)
TBA
Working Group 6:
Security (chaired by Indonesia)
TBA